Port Douglas Aug 27

[Gecha (Gerry)]

David and I left Montreal at 5:45 am and launched from Port Douglas around 8. There was already about 10 trailers in the partking lot.
We trolled for salmon for about 1 hour in the bay by the launch, but not hit, so decided to go for lakers close to Schuyler Island.
With 2 riggers bouncing bottom between 55 and 90 fow, one with a Sutton 44, the other with a medium blue home made light spoon. We got 2 yellow perch within a few minutes, released them, then a 3lb laker 1/2 hour later. Then nothing for a while, so we moved to Schuyler Reef, where 5 others boats were trying their luck.
On one rigger, we put a 5' horizontal blad on the ball, using a Sutton 44 about 3 feet higher and 8' behind. The other rigger had a small 2' blade on the ball, and the same home made blue spoon 3' higher and 6' back.
We roasted under the sun part of the afternoon, marking a lot of baitfish, ending up with 4 lakers in the box, and releasing 2 others.

When we returned to the ramp around 4 PM, the parking lot was fairly crowded, some pulling their boat out before the arrival of Irene, others launching for a late afternoon break.
Unfortunately there was one hour long wait line crossing the border, as many Canadians were returning home that weekend.

It turned out to be a wonderful day on the water. It was a HOT and sunny day, and the lake was very calm.

Looking forward to do it again soon.....

Gecha

[Wallyandre (Andre)]

Nice report Gerry and glad that you manage to put fish in the box.

Next time try to keep you're lures on the bottom; put the clip just at the ball, lure 10ft behind.

[digitroll (ron)]

Thanks for the great detail Gerry! Like to hear reports out of Port Douglas. What a protected ramp to launch from and fish.

[raz]

Thanks for the report.
I spent some time on Reelax in that area a week or so ago...we ended up with cisco's and big perch. Glad you put some fish in the cooler!

[Reelax]

Nice report, you better than us the last time over there...
Gonna try a pic here...


It will be first for me in this forum

[Shaye D Winds]

Nice,
How did you post the picture?